Yeah, EGM still sucks. The quality’s gotten a bit better, but not by much. If anything, you should have picked Game Informer from that magazine list if it was available.
Beat Fire Emblem: TSS again. That’s about it.
Otogi is some tight action…I just hate that the view on the right analog stick is inverted, and there’s no way to change it. That’ incredibly dumb. If it weren’t for that, I’d already be leaning towards saying this game is a 9.5 at least…and that’s just from my initial impression of it.
-good slash em up action.
-mystical ancient japan setting(demons and other mythic creatures so far is what it’s all about…magic and all that good stuff…that kind of vibe.)
-great music too…it sounds like that old “generally asian” music that would fit the atmosphere.
-the graphics are GORGEOUS…and a lot of things are destructible too…
-combos all over the place…you can jump in the air, and seemingly combo the demons all day long…air dash to another guy, slash him to nothing, air dash back over to another one, combo him to death, etc. etc. without even touching the ground. it’s great.
It is good that Destroy All Humans is getting more hype than I thought it would. I’ve seen 2 different commercials so far for the game.
-More UC2 awesomeness —the bots just can’t even touch me at this point. I was still on just “Experienced” mode, but I don’t care…it’s fun being pretty much unstoppable like that…and with such a stylish character that suits me perfectly(BROCK) I just finished my last match with the cool “energy air dash”…not the charge up version…the one where you jump and press “b”…and you fly towards your enemy with a cool glow like a DBZ character. Brock had the red “Necris aura” going on, and it finished one of those bot chumps. Unfortunately the glow didn’t stay on when the game froze that pose.
they really need to get on the ball with that DLC for this game…make it less laggy so I can finally commit to a Live subscription. I have all these cool gamertag names for myself in mind too…
I played with Szalor this time for a change…and it was alright for awhile, but I miss the “power negation” aspect of playing Brock. Shutting down powers …you just can’t beat that. Oh you got some U-damage? “FEAR.” Not anymore. Oh you put up Blade Shield, Torgr? “FEAR.” Nope…no shield for you. I imagine it would be tight to shut someone down who has Raptor and just intiated his Self Destruct sequence…“4, 3, 2, 1…?!” —Brock player: “haha…sequence ABORTED.”
I tried Torgr as well tonight…to see how his “Primal Scream” works out.(*another power negation ability)…so…does his Scream just instantly affect those within range since the sound radiates from him? I didn’t really notice any times where I was sure it was successful. Whatever, I don’t like the character anyway. If I play a Skaarj, I’d pick Szalor.
This is why I can’t wait to here more about the Rev. ability to play “every Nintendo game”. There’s a rumor that the N64DiskDrive games will be available to download as play. I hope to play Cubivore again seeing as how that was the most underrated game on the Cube(it was originally a 64DD game). I remember reading a review of Doshin the Giant in GameFan and thought it sounded pretty fun. I almost imported the disk drive the N64 'cuz of it.
Anybody here still play Phantom Dust?
ohoooo…what a tight way to finish off a night of Unreal Champ2. I can never remember the names of most of these maps, but it was a small one with a circular design with the jump pad in the middle. This was a killing spree like no other I’ve had…it was so satisfying. Of course I was Brock, and on a roll with the kills. Things really got wild at the end when it was like I was invincible…multiple headshots, MID-AIR HEADSHOTS…perfect melee, perfect airdashing…and of course, lots of “FEAR.” to go around. The last segment was the best too…I picked up U-damage, had out the Flak, and from midair I bounced the Flak shot and it caught someone…I killed someone behind me, and already this memory is a blur because the action happened so fast…whatever the case, it got me a “MONSTER KILL!”…and the last one that one the match was one of my favorite situations…Arclite runs up with “Unstoppable” on, and I shut that crap down with “FEAR.”, and killed him with a headshot. I think this was as I came down from midair where I bounced a flak shot…I looked up to see Arc coming down from the upper level with “Unstoppable” activated…*bam—FEAR…HEADSHOT! —“You have won the match.”
Ohhhh…it was too hot…I wish I got that on tape.
Been playing Kirby’s Canvas Curse. Best DS title so far, IMO. It’s kinda like Yoshi Touch & Go, but with actual levels. I’ve cleared the first two Worlds, and also bought and finished the Stone, Wheel, Balloon, and Missile Trials. For the first boss, I selected Roller Painter, where you had to mimic his drawings, and then play a Whack-A-Mole type thing to finish him off. For the second boss, I picked King Dedede, in which you had to beat him in a mine cart race by dragging the track out of the way of enemies and into speed boosts.
Anyway, really good game so far. Fairly original and pretty fun. The Weapon Trials, Time Trials, and Ink Trials have particularly good so far.
Playing San Andreas for PC and Swat 4 right now.
Both games are awesome.
amazing…the robot-suckage in Unreal Champ2 continues…now I’m reading that Sobek’s EMP move hurts them…with no range limit! So…a Sobek player could be on the other side of a map, using EMP, and the Raptor/Devastation players STILL get hurt. Haha. The interesting thing is…it has to be that way to at least make sense…since electromagnetic pulses do in fact screw up machinery/robots/androids, etc. The only change I’d put in would be a range limit at least…say it does less damage if the Sobek guy is far away…
still…Who in their right mind would play those bots in this game? There’s simply no point other than “Raptor looks cool.” If a tier list is ever made, I expect those 2 (*and maybe the other bots when they are playable) to be at the bottom.
Damn… I’ve really been thinking about getting a DS lately. Lots of good stuff coming out for it lately…
Beat World 3, also bought and beat all eight Weapon Trials. The Weapon Trials are really hard, but also by far my favorite part of the game so far. Wheel Trial B and Stone Trial B are the shit! I just wish that each weapon had gotten a Trial; a Needle Trial would have been awesome.
Anyway, chose Krako Jr. for my third boss. He’s fought something like Breakout. You have to draw paddles to keep Kirby in the air in order to break blocks and destroy the enemies. Also got to play around with Needle a bit. Prolly my favorite weapon in this game. Kirby rolls on tracks faster while in Needle form, and will also stick to walls. Good fun.
Check out the thread for Kirby that I made. More detailed info on the game. IMO, this and WarioWare alone sell the system. The fact that there are other decent games like 64DS and Yoshi are just bonuses.
NxC right now owns my fucking soul, Kurino is fucking hardcore, that crazy frogman burns that shit down like crazy.
That combat system is way too damn good. :encore:
And I love how enemy units get stunned after eating one of Jin’s wall combos. 
Unreal Championship 2 —just in case any fans don’t yet know…the downloadable content is OUT!!! YES! Of course I can’t take advantage of this just yet…but this certainly pushes me to get Live as soon as possible now…I’ll probably be set up sometime this weekend. They made some bots playable from what I’ve heard so far…and there are new maps. Apparently the patch to fix certain little glitches will come later…
…oh yes, and the content is free.
Necris Selket, Szvgy, Apophis, and more…oh yes…playable…this is truly a great day.
Imma have to DL that. I’m curious as to what powers Necris Selket would have. Prolly base Necris skills, but Scorpions instead of Enforcers and keep Flash for her unique ability. All in all, I’d rather have Memphis though. The Nahkti dressed as a cat.
I’m surprised the Gfaqs board isn’t more active at this time…heh, or maybe they’re too busy playing the game to discuss things. But yah…she has Flash as well as Vampire and Wraith.
I’d like to play the alternate robot characters even though robots are nearly worthless in uc2. I’m most interested in playing “Ra” though. He fittingly(Ra = egyptian sun god) has Flash as well, and just looks cool. If I recall, he also has an axe for his melee weapon…so you get to play with an axe without playing as that fruit douchebag Apophis.
just beat Chrono Cross
The ending gave me the greatest feeling in the world
WHen i first played i thought it was some piece of shit game with the chrono name to make money and nothing made sense in the storyline; but as i progressed through the story all the pieces came together and it just enlightens you like seeing kid in a dress instead ofa tomboyish outfit.
Chrono Cross is an awesome game. I am one of the few (only?) people that actually liked it better than Trigger. It’s probably because I never played CT when it came out on the SNES - I downloaded the ROM later after completing Chrono Cross. So my first venture into the Chrono universe was with the second game, and that’s what has stuck with me.
I’m playing FFIX for the second time now. Any tips for killing Ozma? Is it purely based on luck? I am at fairly high level with my best equips and use Zidane/Eiko/Vivi/Quina. Thievery + Holy + Flare + Frog Drop is great - but obviously not enough to kick Ozma’s ass. Quina is the only one that actually seems to do any good. Angel Snack and Mighty Guard are infinitely useful. I think I might just collect 99 Phoenix Pinions and pray that Phoenix kicks in when I’m annihilated. I even completed the Friendly Monster sidequest hoping that might give me enough edge to topple him…but no. sigh
Just beat GoW. Have to return it tomorrow ( it’s a day late). I wasn’t to impressed at first but as the gaming went on I can say it really kicked ass. While I still need to finish DMC3, I think I like GoW a little more(since these two games are compared alot). DMC3 has more secrets and fighting styles to play, but I don’t know the game just seems old hat now. I know it can’t top DMC1 as far as the :wow: factor goes since that was the first game to really lead the charge and set the standard in my eyes for 3d action gaming.
Just played san andres for the first time.This game is mad racist yo…the cop on the intro said “get outta here you mexican” 
It’s on now…check the gamertag…I just played a few hours of Unreal Champ2 online…and of course I only won one match and came oh-so-close to winning another one. Ah, actually I just remembered…I did win a 2nd match…and got accused of abusing a glitch, apparently.
*sidenote—Raiden is a bitch. I swear his melee is better than every other character in the damn game.
lag still sucks, but it’s not as bad as when I first got on at my friend’s house. But yah…the new downloadable content for uc2 prompted me to finally get Live. I still haven’t played the new characters yet, but I have them and the new maps. The map with the giant hands is bullshit though. Funny, but bullshit.
I may get an Xbox soon. Real soon. They have used Xboxes at Game Crazy for $79!! :wow:
I picked up Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow for $24.99 used, Shinobi used for $12.99 and the very unexpected-to-find Metal Slug X for $17.99 used with instructions. Dude at the register told me that it was traded in yesterday. Can a Metal Slug fan help me out and tell me just which MS game X is in the series for the PS1?
I just got a DS. I haven’t opened it up yet but I am considering selling it, but I would definitley like to have a new portable system. What are some good games to get for it, if I decide to keep it? Of course the warioware games are going to be mine, but what else? Any insight is appreciated.
GBA games too, except for advance wars, golden sun, and FFTA.